Weather News & Resources Filter
Lights, Camera, Seafood! Bertha Fontaine and the Fisheries Test Kitchen
By Noaa.gov, noaa.gov. The scene: Boxy television cameras point toward a brightly lit table. Plates of meticulously styled seafood ingredients sit between charming decorations. With her hair in a voluminous bouffant, an energetic woman in a neat dress and a long strand of pearls speaks to the camera in a… SEE MORE
Minnesota, Texas Sea Grant Programs to Lead Next Aquaculture Leadership Academy
By seagrant.noaa.gov, seagrant.noaa.gov. The Sea Grant Aquaculture Leadership Academy will continue for the next two years with Minnesota Sea Grant and Texas Sea Grant at the helm. The leaders will include Fisheries and Aquaculture Extension Educator Julia Grenn and Extension Program Leader and Aquaculture Extension Educator Amy Schrank, both of… SEE MORE
5 Ways Aquaculture is Boosting Coastal Economies
By seagrant.noaa.gov, seagrant.noaa.gov. 1. Supporting disaster recovery for Louisiana’s crawfish industry In 2023, record-setting drought and extreme heat devastated Louisiana’s crawfish industry, a critical aquaculture sector that supports thousands of jobs and significantly contributes to the state’s economy. Louisiana Sea Grant worked with the U.S. Department of Agriculture to document the… SEE MORE
FEATURED CONTENT
2025 "Best Harbor" Contest Winners Announced
The People Have Spoken: Block Island Wins Again! Grand Winner, Best Harbor in the U.S. for 2025: Block Island, RI Last year’s Grand Winner for Best Harbor in the U.S., Block Island, RI, took home the prize again for 2025. This year saw a record number of votes cast for over… Learn More
Conservation of Cape Foulweather Headland, an Icon of the Central Oregon Coast
By coast.noaa.gov. Twenty-seven acres are back under the ownership of the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians thanks to a $2.01 million grant from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Purchasing the Cape Foulweather Headland on the Oregon Coast brings an end to a multiyear collaboration to protect the land’s ecological, cultural, and scenic value.… SEE MORE
Portland Parade of Lights Celebrates Holiday Cheer
By Carli Stewart. Portland, Maine’s waterfront came alive on Dec. 14 as the annual Parade of Lights delighted locals and visitors alike. Against the backdrop of a full moon and Bug Light’s familiar beacon, vessels of all shapes and sizes, from lobster boats, ferry boats, and sailboats, dazzled onlookers with… SEE MORE
NOAA Releases Final Restoration Blueprint for Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary
By noaa.gov. After years of devastating impacts to the marine environment in the Florida Keys, the long-awaited Restoration Blueprint for Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary will be published as a final rule in January, following today’s release of the final environmental impact statement and management plan. The documents outline NOAA’s regulatory… SEE MORE
The Destructive Legacy of Failed Aquaculture
By Larry Pynn. Removing abandoned infrastructure is challenging, time-consuming, and costly. Aquaculture is big business in Canada. In 2023, open-net-pen salmon farming in British Columbia alone produced 50,000 tonnes of fish worth just over US $350-million. But on June 30, 2029, the federal government’s long-looming ban on open-net-pen salmon farming… SEE MORE
Environmental Protection, with a Side of Small Business
By Brian Owens. Conservation takes cash, and philanthropic funding is notoriously fickle. To secure the future of its environmental efforts, this Dominican nonprofit is trying something new: making booze. When Hurricane Maria swept through the Caribbean in 2017, tiny Dominica was hit particularly hard—howling winds and torrential rain damaged or… SEE MORE
Connecting Aquaculture Enthusiasts from Across the World
By fisheries.noaa.gov. Ketchikan, Alaska hosts the third annual Seagriculture, USA International Seaweed Conference. Members of the NOAA Fisheries Alaska Region Aquaculture team attended the international seaweed growing conference Seagriculture, USA Sept.11-12 in Ketchikan, Alaska. The 2024 conference marks the event’s debut in Alaska, an exciting distinction for the growing Alaska aquaculture industry. Participants… SEE MORE
New Calculator Helps Oyster Growers Measure the Water Quality Benefits of Farms
By fisheries.noaa.gov. The new tool provides a science-based estimate of how much nitrogen oyster farms remove from local waterways. It generates a report that can be used in the aquaculture permitting process. When it comes to removing excess nutrients from waterways, shellfish are a powerhouse. The NOAA Milford Lab in Connecticut studies… SEE MORE
2024 Alaska Symphony of Seafood Call for Entries
By nationalfisherman.com. Exciting updates to this year’s Alaska Symphony of Seafood competition make it better than ever for participants! With streamlined categories and more opportunities for your product to shine, the 2024 Alaska Symphony of Seafood is the perfect stage to showcase your latest Alaska seafood innovations and contribute to seafood excellence,… SEE MORE
Atlantic Herring Still Overfished, Recovery Uncertain
By Carli Stewart. The latest NOAA Fisheries assessment reveals that Atlantic herring, a key species for the Northeast’s fishing industry, remains overfished, though overfishing is no longer occurring. The newest stock assessment includes the latest catch data, survey results, and life history factors. While fishing pressure is under control, the long-term outlook… SEE MORE
More Indigenous Youth are Learning to Spearfish, a Connection to Ancestors and the Land
By apnews.com. Ganebik Johnson started learning traditional Ojibwe songs when he was about 2 years old. He’d hang around listening to his uncle sing, or observe elders, or even pull up music on YouTube. Spearfishing came shortly after, at around age 7, when his grandfather took him out on a northern Wisconsin… SEE MORE
For at Least a Decade Quinault Nation has Tried to Escape the Rising Pacific. Time is Running Out
By Hallie Golden. Standing water lies beneath the home Sonny Curley shares with his parents and three children on the Quinault reservation a few steps from the Pacific Ocean in Washington’s Olympic Peninsula. The back deck is rotting, and black mold speckles the walls inside, leaving the 46-year-old fisherman feeling… SEE MORE
Huge Mahi Tops 30-Year-Old Record
By Nick Carter. Overnight charter breaks dolphin record that has stood for nearly 30 years. An angler on an overnight tuna and swordfish charter out of Narragansett, Rhode Island, caught the largest mahi-mahi the state has ever seen in late August. Fishing with Maridee Charters, angler Karl Mohr, of New York, battled… SEE MORE
